Method and apparatus for manipulation using spiral electrodes
US5858192A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/806
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a novel apparatus and novel methods for the separation, characterization, and manipulation of matter. In particular, the invention combines the use of frequency-dependent dielectric and conductive properties of particulate matter and solubilized matter with the properties of a suspending medium to discriminate and separate such matter. The apparatus includes a chamber having at least one spiral electrode element. Matter is separated in the chamber by a dielectrophoretic (DEP) force caused by the energized electrode or electrodes.
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